A post in which I discuss a widely used "background-image instead of text" technique, given a little tweaking, to work when CSS and/or images are disabled.

Note: If you wish to skip my (possibly unnecessary and yawn-inducing) pre-amble and get straight to my "background-image instead of text" technique, skip to "A solution for now" :)

I am proud to announce that I am now a member of The Guild of Accessible Web Designers (GAWDS):

"The Guild of Accessible Web Designers (GAWDS) is a worldwide association of professional organisations, web designers and developers working together to promote the use and preservation of accessible design standards.

Promoting a vision of the future that assumes accessible web design to be, relevant, obtainable, and not at odds with successful business practice or good visual and usable design."

This article outlines the steps I had to take to become a member, and also some useful tips in terms of web development and accessibility. WIN.

I am currently looking into mobile web browsers for an upcoming project where I'm designing and developing a web app for mobile access.

Although I know the basics about designing for mobile, things change fast online (as we all know), especially when considering the dramatic rise in iPhone use amongst those wobbly pink things I've seen flinging themselves about outside (people).

This article looks at the current statistics of mobile web browsers and the layout engines that power them, and, therefore, the repercussions these have on the decisions for designing and developing for mobile web browsers.

You're intrigued aren't you? Go on. Read the words ...

So, Firefox 3.5 is here with a whole host of CSS3 goodness, ripe and ready to be unleashed into the eyes of the web viewing public. If you're not using the browser yet then a) Why not? Are you crazy in the coconut? And b) get it now from the Mozilla FireFox website. It's very much of a nice-nus-indeedy-poos.

To celebrate the release of - what continues to be - a thoroughly decent browser, I have added a few CSS3 enhancements that can only be seen on FF3.5 (and other equivalently up-to-date browseroos).

"Oo. Nice. So what yer done?"

Well, I will tell thee ...

Testimonials and Endorsements:

Over the many years of me doing stuff for other people for money, I have worked with - and continue to work with - a great number of super-duper clients.

I always ask for feedback so I can improve the things I do, and I have also received some blush-tacular testimonials and endorsements. Yes. Have some.